In March 1961, “Riverside” label released “Explorations”, the seventh Bill Evans album. It was recorded on February 2, 1961, in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews. “Explorations” won the Billboard Jazz Critics Best Piano LP poll for 1961.
Personnel:
- Bill Evans- piano
- Scott LaFaro- bass
- Paul Motian– drums
- Bill Stoddard – engineer
- Shigeo Miyamoto – mastering
Track listing:
- Israel – John Carisi
- Haunted Heart – Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz
- Beautiful Love” (take 2) – Wayne King, Egbert Van Alstyne, Victor Young, Haven Gillespie
- Elsa – Earl Zindars
- Nardis – Miles Davis
- How Deep Is the Ocean? – Irving Berlin
- I Wish I Knew – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
- Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias